Free & Open Source Chat Software?

[Brett_Tabke]

I am looking for freeware open source online chat software in perl. Needs to:

- low system impact.
- pure html code generated (no js, java, or active x).
- easy to use, setup, and maintain.
- no gotchas.
- pure perl - no modules.

that's not asking too much is it? lol

[dingman]

I don't know of such a thing, but periodically I think about writing one. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to work out a system architecture that gives both "low system impact" and "pure html code generated (no js, java, or active x)."

If I get to writing such a thing, I'll GPL it, but it'll probably be in PHP rather than Perl and written as a module for my community system.

[amznVibe]

I've never even seen such an animal. Can you give an existing example?

Without javascript, you mean you'd use just form submits and a complete page refresh each time to show the results?
Ick. Even allowing frames it would be nasty.

I had in my favorites a note on this fellow [users.bart.nl...] who mentions an upcoming "all HTML chatbox" and he is a Perl programmer. But I remember emailing him awhile back and he said something to the effect that's been posted there for like 5 years and he never finished it.

Alot of larger sites setup their own IRC server but I doubt that's the answer you are looking for.

[edited by: amznVibe at 5:19 pm (utc) on Feb. 18, 2003]

[RussellC]

try this...looks like pure html to me...pretty ugly though

[everysoft.com...]

[dingman]

Frames and a fast refresh - doesn't sound like "low system impact" to me.

[Brett_Tabke]

I've seen one out there and had it running local - I can't remember the name.

[ruserious]

cgiirc.sourceforge.net [cgiirc.sourceforge.net]?

[edited by: jatar_k at 11:13 pm (utc) on Feb. 19, 2003]

[amznVibe]

Any progress on this Brett? I am curious to see what you come up with as I may have a practical use as well.
I found this one [ralfchat.sourceforge.net...]

[Brett_Tabke]

That every chat was a good starter.

[Allen]

What can we learn from the above? Basically it's not possible. The system load is too high.

The best way to do chat on the web is still IRC.

Allen